Cottonwood, AZ Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Cottonwood, AZ Summary

Crime in Cottonwood research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Cottonwood over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Cottonwood:

  • There were 302 total crimes committed in Cottonwood the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,381.7 total crimes per 100K people in Cottonwood.
  • The overall crime rate in Cottonwood is 2.47% above the national average.
  • Cottonwood ranks #47 safest out of 76 cities in Arizona.
  • Cottonwood ranks #7,279 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Cottonwood Vs Arizona And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Cottonwood is 2,381.7 per 100,000 people. That's 2.47% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -12.19% lower than the Arizona total crime rate of 2,712.5 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Cottonwood
/ 100k People
Arizona
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 302 2,381.7 2,712.5 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 6.9 6.3
Robbery 4 31.5 83.7 66.1
Aggravated Assault 34 268.1 350.2 268.2
Violent Crime 43 339.1 484.8 369.8
Burglary 21 165.6 330.0 269.8
Larceny 213 1,679.8 1,656.0 1,401.9
Car Theft 25 197.2 241.7 282.7
Property Crime 259 2,042.6 2,227.7 1,954.4

Cottonwood Crime Compared To Arizona Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Arizona.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Cottonwood

43
Violent Crimes
339.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-8.30%
Below The National Average
  • There were 43 violent crimes in Cottonwood in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Cottonwood is 339.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 294.9 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Cottonwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 206.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -8.30% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -30.05% lower than the Arizona violent crime rate of 484.8 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Cottonwood

259
Property Crimes
2,042.6
Property Crimes / 100k People
4.51%
Above The National Average
  • There were 259 property crimes in Cottonwood in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Cottonwood is 2,042.6 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 49.0 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Cottonwood each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 4.51% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And -8.31% lower than the Arizona property crime rate of 2,227.7 per 100,000 people.

Cottonwood SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
8
Affordability
3
Diversity
8
Safety
4
Amenities
8
Education
7
Commute
9
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